Land Forces

EU Defence ministers have endorsed on 19 November the EU BLOS (Beyond Line Of Sight) project amongst a list of 17 defence projects aiming at being implemented in the frame of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO). Proposed by France and supported by Belgium and Cyprus, the EU BLOS project is the …

Designed to be deployed anywhere and used for military operations, the BLR is a 4G wireless tactical communications system.  

  Patria 6X6 is a successor to the Pasi Armoured Personnel Carrier and to complement the vehicle fleets of customers of the legendary Patria AMV 8X8. Patria 6X6 is a multipurpose transport vehicle. The chassis structure is based on the same components as the AMV, but with one less axle. …

Polaris Government and Defense is evolving its squad-ready DAGOR® off-road vehicle with the introduction of the DAGOR® A1. The DAGOR® A1 provides improved performance and capabilities with better mobility and operator functionality for customers which already include U.S. Special Forces, the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, Canadian Special Operations Forces …

A novel flame resistant and quick drying plate carrier designed for Marine Special Forces called the ‘Kastell Pro Aqua’ has been launched by personal survival and protective equipment experts BCB International Ltd. Over its 164 year history, UK based BCB International Ltd have brought to market pioneering equipment including ballistic …

The JIM Compact multifunction infrared binoculars made by Safran Electronics & Defense were unveiled at the Eurosatory 2016 trade show, have now been chosen by seven NATO countries. In particular, these latest-generation binoculars are recognized as the best solution for special forces, since they meet the full range of ISTAR …

DroneShield announced that several Spanish military and law enforcement departments, including Guardia Civil and Policia National have scheduled an evaluation of DroneGun MKII for October. These evaluations are understood to be part of the Spanish governmental procurement process. DroneGun MKII was released earlier during September, and displayed at the recent Defence …

Esterline Corporation has just signed a contract with Thales Australia on the 12th of September. Under the agreement, Esterline will supply Thales with rugged displays and servers to be installed in the Hawkei Protected Mobility vehicles. The contract has been awarded following an international tender on account of Esterline’s market …

ORLANDO, Fla., March 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) recently completed initial integration for the U.S. Army’s Modular Active Protection System (MAPS) soft-kill demonstrator. Under TARDEC soft-kill demonstrator contracts awarded in 2015, Lockheed …

BOTHELL, Wash., March 16, 2017 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed the design, development and demonstration of a 60 kW-class beam combined fiber laser for the U.S. Army.  In testing earlier this month, the Lockheed Martin laser produced a single beam of 58 kW, representing a world record for a …